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Show Notes [00:00:01] The Effective Executive - Episode 58 [00:01:28] Knowing vs Guessing [00:02:08] How Do You Come to "Know" Something [00:04:24] The Customer Lens [00:06:10] Unrivaled Insights     Transcript [00:00:01] This is the 58th episode of the effective executive, and this week I want to talk about knowing versus guessing. And this comes from one early question that I ask executives, which is when was the last time you listen to a customer? Interact with your organization? Hmm. The answer is often it's been a while. And, you know, when I drill down into that particular answer, I find that, well, it was not recently or never. And yet when I attend an executive meeting, I find with with executive teams that they have executives in there that…

  Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organization. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 57th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In this episode, Tripp Babbitt shares his approach to helping make managers to executives. Download our Effective Executive Starter Kit. Show Notes [00:00:01] The Effective Executive - Episode 57 [00:00:49] Moving from Manager to Executive [00:02:09] Two Skills for the Transition [00:03:53] Having a Method is Important [00:05:32] Build Your Team…

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organization. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 56th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In this episode, Tripp Babbitt discusses why it shouldn't be difficult to get change to happen - if you take the right approach.. Download our Effective Executive Starter Kit. Show Notes [00:00:00] The Effective Executive - Beating the Status Quo - Episode 56 [00:01:47] "They" Won't Change [00:03:49] Cognitive Dissonance [00:05:35] Remove…

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organization. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 55th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In this episode, Tripp Babbitt discusses the importance of "going big" in your organization. Download our Effective Executive Starter Kit. Show Notes [00:00:01] The Effective Executive - Episode 55 - Go Big or Go Home [00:03:12] Synthetic Thinking [00:04:39] Big Innovation [00:06:59] Listen First [00:07:51] Start Small in Thinking Big   Transcript…

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organization. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 54th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In this episode, Tripp Babbitt shares 4 lessons Fromm Disney's decline. Download our Effective Executive Starter Kit. Show Notes [00:00:00] The Effective Executive - Episode 54 [00:00:36] Four Lessons from Disney's Decline [00:00:49] Lesson 1 - Entropy [00:02:24] Lesson 2: A Focus on Costs, Increases Costs [00:04:57] Lesson 3: Innovation [00:07:06] Lesson…

  Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organization. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 53rd episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In this episode, Tripp Babbitt explains what skeuomorphs are and how to deal with them. Download our Effective Executive Starter Kit. Show Notes [00:00:01] The Effective Executive - Episode 53 [00:00:20] Skeuomorphs Defined [00:01:38] We've always done it this way [00:05:38] Micromanagement Hides Purpose Transcript [00:00:01] Hi, I'm Tripp Babbitt, and…

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organization. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 52nd episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In this episode, Tripp Babbitt discusses steps a new executive should take when first entering a new organization. Download our Effective Executive Starter Kit. Show Notes [00:00:00] The Effective Executive - Episode 52 [00:00:15] The Profit [00:02:07] Hard Skills [00:04:06] Do You Know the Business? [00:05:52] Seeing the Whole   Transcript [00:00:00]…

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organization. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 51st episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In this episode, Tripp Babbitt discusses the problems with common sense solutions and quick fixes. Download our Effective Executive Starter Kit. Show Notes [00:00:00] The Effective Executive - Episode 51 - Common Sense and Quick Fixes [00:00:51] Being Effective vs Being Efficient [00:01:48] The Problem with EVs - Synthetic View [00:04:49] Kryptonite…

  Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organization. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 50th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In this episode, Tripp Babbitt gives takeaways for executives from COVID vaccinations. Download our Effective Executive Starter Kit. Show Notes [00:00:00] The Effective Executive - Episode 50 [00:00:22] Aim: Get People Vaccinated [00:01:18] By What Method [00:04:01] The Nature of Science [00:08:48] Neuroscience and Freedom [00:09:55] Aesop's Fable - The Sun…

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organization. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles focused on soft skills in leadership. But few content providers address methods to improve executive performance. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 49th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In this episode, Tripp Babbitt identifies 3 sources of unintended consequences. Download our Effective Executive Starter Kit. Show Notes [00:00:01] The Effective Executive - Episode 49 [00:00:30] 3 Sources of Unintended Consequences [00:00:56] 1. Inability to See the Whole [00:03:14] The Whole vs The Parts [00:04:41] 2. Overcontrol…